Clarke 100e mkII - Which Cylinder Conversion Kit

[samm00re]

Hi Guys,

So before I get into playing with my new toy, I was hoping you could just confirm that based on going for one of the rent free bottles (i.e. hobbyweld ) that this would be the conversion that I should go for?

I got this welder of a friend, unfortunately he could not find the OEM supplied mini bottle regulator, which I was not worried about, but I just had a panic that I may need this in conjunction with the conversion, all I have is the gas hose from the back panel, do I need the mini bottle regulator with the conversion for the rent free bottles or am I safe?

Thanks :-)

 

[weldequip]

That's the type, yes & you don't need the disposable bottle regulator to work in conjunction with it. In stock, be with you Friday

 

[samm00re]

Fantastic, Thanks. It will have to wait until payday though :-)

 

[samm00re]

couldn't wait so decided to buy it :-)

 

[samm00re]

Which abrasives would you recommend for a Landrover chassis and also bodywork? (From prepping to post clean up)

 

[samm00re]

Regulator arrived, is this it set up correctly?

 

[Paul.]

Yes that's fine, all you need to do now is fit the reg to the cylinder and adjust the pressure /flow, a how to can be found here. http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/wiki/Setting_up_the_gas

 

[Jim Davey]

People like flap discs, flexible sanding discs or strip-it discs. It tends to be a bit of a mixture depending on the job in hand. Paint clogs flap and sanding discs quickly but they are good for dressing down welds and sharp edges left by grinding/cutting discs. I'd get a small selection to start with and see what you use most of. Get onto a local industrial supply store rather than buying your discs from machine mart and the like. Better prices usually and a good selection of abrasives.

 

[samm00re]

Thanks for the response on the grinders Jim, Also thanks for the very useful link Paul, I was wondering how to do that, no doubt I will have more questions but I will post those into the right section.

 

[norlander]

People like flap discs, flexible sanding discs or strip-it discs. It tends to be a bit of a mixture depending on the job in hand. Paint clogs flap and sanding discs quickly but they are good for dressing down welds and sharp edges left by grinding/cutting discs. I'd get a small selection to start with and see what you use most of. Get onto a local industrial supply store rather than buying your discs from machine mart and the like. Better prices usually and a good selection of abrasives.

+1 on what Mr Davey says, I have found the flap discs to clog in under 30 seconds on some painted panels. I found my local pro welding supplier was doing a deal on a box of 20 flap discs and he did me a mixed box. Price per disc came out quite abit under the usual diy/hardware outlets-discs seem better quality too.
Weldequip has these http://www.weldequip.com/cleaning-fleece-115mm.htm probably best if you are stripping paintwork-but I can't get em over here and so have never used them.Note also he stocks cutting/grinding discs for aluminium-might be of interest for alu bodywork-again-no experience on my part of the difference between them and standard discs on aluminium.